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Ex. VA-028 Order Primary source read

Seventh Amended Executive Order 72 and Order of Public Health Emergency Nine

Further Easing of Commonsense Surge Restrictions Due to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Governor Ralph S. Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver · Virginia (State)

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Jurisdiction
Virginia
Level
State
Authority
Va. Code §§ 44-146.17, 32.1-13, 32.1-20, 35.1-10
Issued
2021-04-29 Apr. 29, 2021
Effective
2021-05-15 midnight (read as 2021-05-15)
End
Terminated midnight 2021-05-28 by EO 79 (read as 2021-05-28)
In force
May 15, 2021 to May 28, 2021
Quarters
2021 Q2
Limitation types
Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirementEvents and venuesWorkplace rules
Addressees
  • same as EO 72
Functions reached
  • GATH
  • PE
  • SP
  • FC
  • DR
  • MC
Collection
Virginia VA

Operative words

All public and private in-person gatherings of more than 100 individuals indoors and 250 individuals outdoors... are prohibited.... [Venues:] The total number of spectators indoors cannot exceed the lesser of 50 percent of the lowest occupancy load... [Fitness:] Occupancy must be limited to 75 percent... [§ 18.2-422 waiver] will remain in effect until 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2021.

Enforcement

As in EO 72

Notes

The last operative set of general business restrictions before EO 79; supersedes the Sixth Amended EO 72 of Apr. 22, 2021, which had the same May 15 effective date.